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Marge Champion
Sign in to saveAlso known as Marjorie Belcher, Marjorie Babbitt, Marjorie Babitsky, Marjorie Celeste Champion
American dancer and actress (1919–2020)
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Three for tonight
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Acting · Los Angeles, California, USA
Marjorie Celeste Champion (née Belcher; September 2, 1919 – October 21, 2020) was an American dancer and actress, best known for her roles in The Swimmer and The Party (both 1968).
Known for
- Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age — Self2021
- The Story of The Swimmer — Self2014
- Sing Your Song — Self2012
- Carol Channing: Larger Than Life — Self2012
- Keep Dancing — Herself2010
- Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History — Self2008
- Words and Music by Jerry Herman — Self2007
- Night of 100 Stars II — Self1985
- That's Entertainment, Part II — (archive footage)1976
- Film '72 — Self1971
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Country
- United States
- Active from
- 1919
- Active to
- 2020
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 192
- Total plays
- 530
Tags
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- The HITRAN 2008 molecular spectroscopic database
· 2009 · cited 3,185x
- Physical distancing, face masks, and eye protection to prevent person-to-person transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis
· 2020 · cited 3,051x
- An overview of adakite, tonalite–trondhjemite–granodiorite (TTG), and sanukitoid: relationships and some implications for crustal evolution
· 2005 · cited 2,558x
- Neurohumoral Features of Myocardial Stunning Due to Sudden Emotional Stress
· 2005 · cited 2,534x
- Worldwide trends in underweight and obesity from 1990 to 2022: a pooled analysis of 3663 population-representative studies with 222 million children, adolescents, and adults
· 2024 · cited 2,057x
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Key facts
- Born
- Marjorie Celeste Belcher , ( 1919-09-02 ) September 2, 1919, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
- Died
- October 21, 2020 (2020-10-21) (aged 101), Los Angeles, California, U.S.
- Education
- Hollywood High School
- Occupations
- Dancer actress choreographer
- Years active
- 1930–2001
- Known for
- Show Boat Everything I Have Is Yours Give a Girl a Break Three for the Show
- Spouses
- Art Babbitt ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1937 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1940 ) Gower Champion ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1947 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1973 ) Boris Sagal ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1977 ; died 1981 )
- Relatives
- Lina Basquette (half-sister) Katey Sagal (stepdaughter) Jean Sagal (stepdaughter) Liz Sagal (stepdaughter) Joey Sagal (stepson)
- Awards
- National Museum of Dance and Hall of Fame
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Marjorie Celeste Champion (née Belcher; September 2, 1919 – October 21, 2020) was an American dancer and actress. At fourteen, she was hired as a dance model for Walt Disney Studios animated films. Later, she performed as an actress and dancer in film musicals, and in 1957 had a television show based on song and dance. She also did creative choreography for liturgy, and served as a dialogue and movement coach for the 1978 TV miniseries, The Awakening Land, set in the late 18th century in the Ohio Valley.
Early life
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